page_title: Japan National Route 289
hierarchical_section_title: Japan National Route 289
caption_attribution_description: English: Nishigou village in Fukushima Prefecture Route 289 (road Kashi) 日本語: 国道289号甲子道路（福島県西郷村　キョロロン村付近）
context_page_description: National Route 289 is an incomplete national highway in Japan that will eventually connect central Niigata with Iwaki, Fukushima with a total length of 275.4 km.
  At present, work is underway to complete an 18 km central section that will join the eastern and western portions together through the very northern part of the Japanese Alps on Niigata's and Fukushima's prefectural border.
  When finished, traffic will be able to travel coast to coast across Japan in a link between the Sea of Japan and Pacific.
context_section_description: National Route 289 is an incomplete national highway in Japan that will eventually connect central Niigata with Iwaki, Fukushima with a total length of 275.4 km (171.1 mi).
  At present, work is underway to complete an 18 km (11 mi) central section that will join the eastern and western portions together through the very northern part of the Japanese Alps on Niigata's and Fukushima's prefectural border.
  When finished, traffic will be able to travel coast to coast across Japan in a link between the Sea of Japan and Pacific.
caption: Eastern part of the 289 near Nishigō, Fukushima
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